ATHLETIC PROSELYTISM.

The statement in regard to athletic proselytism which appears on the preceding page, and which has been jointly adopted by the athletic authorities of Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, deserves the careful attention of every alumnus, undergraduate, and friend of these three universities. The fact that they have publicly adopted a common policy in this matter is in itself a most encouraging sign of the times. The statement has been phrased with the utmost care, and no one should be in any doubt about its real meaning. The evil to which it refers, however, is too subtle to be effectively dealt with by joint rules and regulations alone; it can only be eradicated by the arousing of public sentiment against it so strong that it will no longer be tolerated in the schools. The statement published this morning will serve as a definition; its enforcement depends primarily upon the standards of sportsmanship prevalent in the institutions of secondary education throughout the country.